UNSPSC 50332500: Dried organic cherries

Any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus prunus) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50332500 Dried organic cherries is a Class code that covers dried fruit products for institutional food service, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct activity for dried cherries specifically. Instead, solicitations tagged to this code predominantly address broader fresh produce, fresh fruit, and general grocery sourcing for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and other public institutions. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (elementary through high school levels), county boards of education, state departments, municipal and county correctional facilities, and regional cooperative purchasing consortia. School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with multiple Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Texas jurisdictions actively sourcing produce and related food commodities for multi-school meal service.

Recent opportunities illustrate the scope and frequency of procurement under this code tier. Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items—apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, and specialty fruits—with delivery to three school sites and a June 26, 2026 response deadline; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited Master Grocery K-12 services on April 27, 2026, requiring minimum 76-item bids for weekly delivery to 45 schools; Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri) posted grocery items covering over 900 line items with an April 29, 2026 deadline; and Santa Clara County (California) issued an ITB for dried fruits and nuts (raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) for correctional food service on February 5, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County), with secondary activity in Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and California. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content are standard across school nutrition procurements, and awards typically flow to single or multiple vendors on a line-item or total-cost basis evaluated by lowest responsive bid.